Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 21, 2018) – Edgewood College is pleased to announce that the National Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy (NIFEL) recently received the 2017 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award, as selected by the
Sanders Will Headline Rally, Urge Constituents to Hold Republicans Accountable for Raising Taxes on Middle-Class Wisconsinites GREEN BAY, WI — On Saturday, February 24, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will join the Repeal the Trump Tax Tour in Green Bay to hold Republicans accountable for
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For information contact: Emily Feagles Marketing & Communications efeagles@foxcitieschamber.com Expanded event for area middle and high school students; job fair addition will welcome students, parents and community jobseekers APPLETON, Wis. (February 21, 2018) – The Fox Cities Chamber is hosting its
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach introduced an amendment to AB 365 to ensure that if the bill receives action before the end of session, people with preexisting conditions will not lose rights. Governor Walker has called
Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov Proposed rule to allow short-term, limited-duration insurance for longer periods providing increased choice at a lower cost In direct response to President Trump’s October 2017 Executive Order, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS),
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A new report shows the Midwest construction industry is being hit particularly hard by the ongoing national opioid crisis. “What makes construction so vulnerable to this epidemic is the physical nature of the work,” said report author Jill Manzo, Midwest
Contact: George Althoff, Communications Director, 608-261-4504 MADISON – As part of America Saves Week February 26 to March 3, 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is spreading the word about the importance of saving and encouraging Wisconsin residents to make saving a
Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com There have been 10 threats to Southeastern Wisconsin schools since the Parkland shooting RACINE, WI – Speaker Paul Ryan spent the long weekend in Florida, attending a National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) fundraiser and visiting President Trump’s
Contact: Rep. Rob Summerfield 608-266-1194 Amendment Provides Chippewa and Dunn Counties Additional ADAs MADISON- Today, in an effort to reduce case backlog, Assembly legislators came together to announce an amendment to Senate Bill 54 that would add almost 54 additional Assistant
Contact: Keri O’Keefe Keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9597 Allouez, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Albert and Ellen Neufeld House (Allouez, Brown County) on the State Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2018. The Neufeld House, built in 1941, is an excellent
CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office), 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON – Yesterday, the State Senate passed Assembly Bill 85, authored by Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), Representative Ed Brooks (R- Reedsburg), and Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland), to allow municipal officials to serve as election officials. Prior to
Contact: James Wigderson Editor, RightWisconsin 262-422-7763 JamesWigderson@RightWisconsin.com WAUKESHA – In a signed op-ed appearing in RightWisconsin, four conservative organizations have come out against Governor Scott Walker’s plan to bailout Kimberly-Clark’s operations in Wisconsin. The op-ed, “The Kimberly-Clark Bailout Is a
Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 21, 2018) – Edgewood College is pleased to announce that the National Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy (NIFEL) recently received the 2017 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award, as selected by the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy. NIFEL, a summer program that
Sanders Will Headline Rally, Urge Constituents to Hold Republicans Accountable for Raising Taxes on Middle-Class Wisconsinites GREEN BAY, WI — On Saturday, February 24, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will join the Repeal the Trump Tax Tour in Green Bay to hold Republicans accountable for raising taxes on 92 million middle-class families to give massive
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For information contact: Emily Feagles Marketing & Communications efeagles@foxcitieschamber.com Expanded event for area middle and high school students; job fair addition will welcome students, parents and community jobseekers APPLETON, Wis. (February 21, 2018) – The Fox Cities Chamber is hosting its annual career expo at the new Fox Cities Exhibition Center
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach introduced an amendment to AB 365 to ensure that if the bill receives action before the end of session, people with preexisting conditions will not lose rights. Governor Walker has called for passage of AB 365 but the bill, as amended
Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov Proposed rule to allow short-term, limited-duration insurance for longer periods providing increased choice at a lower cost In direct response to President Trump’s October 2017 Executive Order, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) issued a proposed rule
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A new report shows the Midwest construction industry is being hit particularly hard by the ongoing national opioid crisis. “What makes construction so vulnerable to this epidemic is the physical nature of the work,” said report author Jill Manzo, Midwest researcher at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. “Injury rates are
Contact: George Althoff, Communications Director, 608-261-4504 MADISON – As part of America Saves Week February 26 to March 3, 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is spreading the word about the importance of saving and encouraging Wisconsin residents to make saving a part of their daily lives. “There is no better way
Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com There have been 10 threats to Southeastern Wisconsin schools since the Parkland shooting RACINE, WI – Speaker Paul Ryan spent the long weekend in Florida, attending a National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) fundraiser and visiting President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. After local and nation… Please log in to access subscriber content.
Contact: Rep. Rob Summerfield 608-266-1194 Amendment Provides Chippewa and Dunn Counties Additional ADAs MADISON- Today, in an effort to reduce case backlog, Assembly legislators came together to announce an amendment to Senate Bill 54 that would add almost 54 additional Assistant District Attorney positions throughout Wisconsin. Following the proposal’s introduction, Rep.
Contact: Keri O’Keefe Keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9597 Allouez, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Albert and Ellen Neufeld House (Allouez, Brown County) on the State Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2018. The Neufeld House, built in 1941, is an excellent example of the Georgian Revival style, designed by Clarence Jahn,
CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office), 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON – Yesterday, the State Senate passed Assembly Bill 85, authored by Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), Representative Ed Brooks (R- Reedsburg), and Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland), to allow municipal officials to serve as election officials. Prior to 2016, it was not unusual for members of City Councils
Contact: James Wigderson Editor, RightWisconsin 262-422-7763 JamesWigderson@RightWisconsin.com WAUKESHA – In a signed op-ed appearing in RightWisconsin, four conservative organizations have come out against Governor Scott Walker’s plan to bailout Kimberly-Clark’s operations in Wisconsin. The op-ed, “The Kimberly-Clark Bailout Is a Bad Idea,” was co-written by Rick Esenberg of the Wisconsin